Mark Sanchez, a former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst, was stabbed in Indianapolis Saturday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Sanchez, 38, is in the hospital in stable condition.
He was scheduled to call the Indianapolis Colts’ Week 5 home game against the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday.
“Mark Sanchez was injured in Indianapolis on Saturday and is currently recovering in the hospital in stable condition,” a statement from Fox Sports read Saturday.
“We are deeply grateful to the medical team for their exceptional care and support. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark, and we ask that everyone please respect his and his family’s privacy during this time.”
Before joining the broadcast booth, Sanchez spent 10 seasons in the NFL. The New York Jets drafted him No. 5 overall out of USC in 2009. Playing for Rex Ryan, Sanchez quarterbacked the Jets to back-to-back AFC championship games his first two years in the league.
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After five years in New York, Sanchez finished his career as a backup, making stops in Philadelphia (2014-15), Denver (2016), Dallas (2016), Chicago (2017) and Washington (2018).
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